Jude Bellingham avoids punishment from Spanish FA after alleged Mason Greenwood slur

has avoided punishment over his alleged slur directed towards ’s on-loan forward last month.

The FA (RFEF) has dismissed the case against Bellingham .

Television cameras during the game caught Bellingham saying a two-syllable word in Greenwood’s direction after he was tackled by the 22-year-old, however, microphones by the side of the pitch did not pick up exactly what was said.

Getafe reported the incident to the match officials, who included it in their report to La Liga , with an expert lip-reader brought in to help with the investigation.

However, the RFEF has concluded that there is no credible evidence of the word Bellingham used during the incident, therefore the Real Madrid midfielder will not face any punishment.

Greenwood moved to Getafe last summer after United’s internal investigation concluded that he should restart his career elsewhere after his arrest in January 2022 for .

and United had considered reintegrating him back into the first team 

United’s new co-owner, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, has now  .

Meanwhile, Getafe’s president said last month that .

‘He has a clear conscience, he is very comfortable and crazy about staying another year,’ said Getafe president Angel Torres.

‘It’s a matter that they [United] have to decide. There is new ownership. They have to decide.

‘In Spain he has a market but they [Barcelona] have money. Barca’s way of playing would suit him well but it depends on Manchester United. If it’s true, he’ll tell me.’

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